DSC-T1 Firmware Update

The camera version can be updated by copying the camera firmware to a “Memory Stick Duo”.

For the customers in any country and/or territory throughout the world except Japan, the following terms shall apply:

IMPORTANT: YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING END-USER LICENSE

AGREEMENT BEFORE USING SONY’S SOFTWARE (Name: DSC-T1 Firmware update,

Number of License: One) (THE “VERSION UP PROGRAM”) AND ITS RELATED MATERIALS (THE “RELATED MATERIALS”) (THE “VERSION UP PROGRAM” AND THE “RELATED MATERIALS” ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE “SONY SOFTWARE”) FOR SONY DIGITAL STILL CAMERA, DSC-T1 (THE “CAMERA”).

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This End-User License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you and Sony Corporation (“SONY”), the licensor of the SONY SOFTWARE. By installing, copying or otherwise using the SONY SOFTWARE, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, SONY is unwilling to license the SONY SOFTWARE to you. In such event, you should not install, copy or use the SONY SOFTWARE.

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Preparations

This camera update requires the following items:xComputer environment

OS: Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® Millennium Edition, Windows® 98 Second Edition, Microsoft® Windows® 98, Mac OS X (v10.0/v10.1/v10.2/ v10.3) or Mac OS 9.1/9.2

USB connector or Memory Stick slot: providedEmpty hard disk capacity: 5 MB or moreRAM: 32 MB or morexAC Adaptor AC-LM5 (supplied)•The update will not work with the battery pack. x USB cradle UC-TA (supplied)xUSB cable (supplied)•Operation is not guaranteed with a commercial USB cable.x“Memory Stick Duo” (supplied) or “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (not supplied)

A “Memory Stick Duo” or a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” with a capacity of 4 MB or more that has just been formatted.

•If updating fails when using a commercial “Memory Stick PRO Duo”, that “Memory Stick PRO Duo” cannot be used for re-update. We recommend using the supplied “Memory Stick Duo”.

xThis CD-ROMxCamera

Preparing the update firmware

1Copying to the “Memory Stick Duo”

Preparing the “Memory Stick Duo”

Prepare a “Memory Stick Duo” (supplied/recommended) or a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (not supplied) that has just been formatted by the camera.

•Always format the “Memory Stick Duo” with the camera.

•An error will occur if there are any files or folders are present in the “Memory Stick Duo”. (However, excluding the automatically created MEMSTICK.IND file.)

Copying to the “Memory Stick Duo”Copy the firmware to the “Memory Stick Duo” by one of the following methods.When connecting the camera and the computer using the USB cable1Insert the just formatted “Memory Stick Duo” into thecamera.

2 Connect the camera and the computer using the USB cable. For details, see page 79 of Operating Instructions supplied with the

camera.“USB Mode Normal” appears on the LCD screen of the camera.

•If “USB Mode Normal” does not appear, confirm that [USB Connect] is set to [Normal] on the Setup screen (page 107 of Operating Instructions supplied with the camera).

3Copy the DSCT1V2.ash file in the CD-ROM to the “Memory Stick Duo”.When the access lamp turns off, the copying is complete.